Tech for Good Live

Live from Federation, it's the Tech for Good Live Christmas podcast live!

Not only that, but this year it's a joint extravaganza with the team joining forces with not one, but two amazing meetups - Ladies that UX and NUX! And to represent these wonderful people we have UX aficionados and meetup legends Llara and Rick.

In classic end of the year style expect some tech for good live stats of the year plus an internet minute 2017 from Greg, who apparently doesn't care so why he included it we've no idea. There's also chatbot for fundraisers, vending machines for the homeless and our guests get to air their thoughts on AI and other things that didn't happen this year.

So grab a glass, put your feet up and have a very merry Christmas.

See you all in the new year!

Find our guests:

@ladiesthatuxmcr

@the_llara

@nuxuk

@rick_threlfall

Things we mentioned:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/happens-internet-minute-2017/

https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/30/childrens-society-introduces-facebook-bot-support-fundraising-events/#.Wi5pWkpl-Uk

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-vending-machine-homeless-people-launch-nottingham-action-hunger-a8077591.html

https://cardsagainsthumanityredistributesyourwealth.com/

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

The team have their first returning guest this month with friend of the pod Fay Schofield gracing them with her presence.  She has a bone to pick with Facebook so listen out for her rant at the end of the show, good thing to because the team never complain about Facebook ever, after all Zuckerberg is one of their biggest fans.

Also this month you’ll hear about charity sector pay, viral campaign fails, digital inclusion and an app that will save you money and raise it for charity at the same time. You’re also blessed with a couple of updates on a few campaigns previously mentioned on the pod, aren’t you lucky?

Things in this episode:

https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/11/06/salary-survey-shows-charity-workers-earn-32-less-sectors/#.WgF_pGh-pPY

https://culturedvultures.com/hellblade-developers-raise-60000-world-mental-health-day/

http://standuptocancer.hyundai.co.uk/

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2017/10/03/new-charity-campaign-aims-to-go-viral/

https://thedealerapp.co.uk/

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2017/10/24/charity-and-council-team-up-to-launch-ambitious-8000-online-drive

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/7/16617494/china-national-security-spying-propaganda-cartoon-education

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

A fairly standard pod this month where you’ll get to hear the team talking about, well, standards, from connectors to internet, they just can’t get enough of them. There’s also time to talk automation, charity crossovers with console games and that absolutely mind-bendingly misplanned Facebook VR event. Zuckerberg really is making it too easy for them.

Things this episode:

https://qz.com/1098441/only-5-of-young-workers-in-britain-are-in-jobs-that-are-safe-from-robot-replacement/

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-09-all-proceeds-from-hellblades-sales-tomorrow-will-go-to-charity

http://benefittosociety.co.uk/

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/facebook-vr-puerto-rico

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/w3c-eff-open-standards-web-cory-doctorow

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/yw3k9g/in-this-game-your-favorite-web-browsers-are-anime-babes-in-a-swimsuit-contest

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

The ‘Pod’ this month was recorded LIVE at Wuthering Bytes, the digital festival with the best name EVER! Co-organiser of the Hebden Bridge based event, Tim Harbour joins the team this month, soldiering on with a particularly frustrating cold.

The team discuss Instagrams erroneous definition of the word ‘low’, how you can help raise awareness with Shelter, AI doing stuff and how AR could actually be really useful for charities.

The audience get in on the rant this month and offer up the topics including amongst other things, (one of) Greg’s favourite companies to complain about, Apple. It’s worth noting this was recorded prior to the Apple event, but given the scope of the leaks this year most of it’s correct.

If you’d like to contact Tim or Wuthering Bytes:

@timharbour

@wutheringbytes

Things this episode:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/instagram-cyber-attack-hack-celebrities-selena-gomez-justine-bieber-millions-ordinary-social-media-a7926211.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40850174

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

http://england.shelter.org.uk/support_us/campaigns

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2017/08/23/world-food-programme-enhances-digital-app/

https://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2017/08/23/charity-commission-seeks-service-testers/

https://www.capitalotc.com/gravitational-lens-analysis/217829/

http://benevolent.ai/news/articles/this-ai-unicorn-is-disrupting-the-pharma-industry-in-a-big-way/

https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/31/16232180/ai-fake-reviews-yelp-amazon

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/best-apple-arkit-demos-apps

https://edri.org/privacy-for-kids-digital-defenders/

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

To quote Ben:

“It’s been quite feisty podcast, we all genuinely love each, and...whatever, I hope that you can get something out of this, I hope Paul can kind of resurrect something….”

Thanks to the brilliant and erudite Kirsty Styles for running rings round the team and taking them to task. You can find her @kirstystyles1 (damn you @kirstystyles for camping on the first of her name).

And a final thanks to Bex for “Printernet”, the world will never be the same.

Things this episode:

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2014/10/21/357629765/when-women-stopped-coding

https://givewithdata.com/

https://datacoup.com/

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nrk-norwegian-news-site-comments-read-story-understand-post-quiz-questions-a7607246.html

https://www.fastcodesign.com/90132632/ai-is-inventing-its-own-perfect-languages-should-we-let-it

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40859004

And because Ben asked:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/12/the-dark-side-of-guardian-comments

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

Laying waste to the team with his acerbic wit this month is Fritz von Runte, self-confessed friend and lover to music, UX specialist and designer. Fritz has made a name for himself as a vocal, and amusing member of the tech community in Manchester and is an advocate of ‘tech for good’.

On the podcast, an analysis of stating the obvious over 205 pages and why Facebook sucks at creating shareable content for important causes.

The week after the launch of the Fundraising Preference Service the team wonder will it work and why isn’t it a Marketing Preference Service?

And Greg finally gets to rant about Amazon and their latest edition to the Echo range, Echo Look.

If you’d like to get in touch with Fritz (though we’re not sure he wants that):

Twitter: @vonrunte

Our podcast title this month was kindly provided by the wonderful InspiroBot - inspirobot.me/

Things this episode:sofii.org/images/Articles/The-…-PROJECT-SUMMARY.pdf www.womensaid.org.uk/keeping-women-safe-online/ public.fundraisingpreference.org.uk/ www.crowdjustice.com/ www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/07…ment-play-this-gamekotaku.com/fake-news-video-gam…too-real-1793660926 www.amazon.com/Echo-Hands-Free-C…ant/dp/B0186JAEWK

Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

This episode was recorded the night before what was to be the dreaded day of the election. Expect plenty of vitriolic rants about ideologies, members of the political elite and lazy voting.The team also touch on #grime4corbyn conclusively demonstrating their lack of understanding of the musical genre and destroying any lingering illusions of their ‘coolness’.If that isn’t enough Ben finally gets to talk about South America and it’s actually relevant! Who would have thought it.Things this episode:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-39678859https://www.gov.uk/performance/register-to-vote http://www.macmillan.org.uk/about-us/what-we-do/our-ambition/life-with-cancer.html?origin=HP-2017-lwc1 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/17/grime4corbyn-why-british-mcs-are-uniting-behind-the-labour-leader https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/15-21-may-2017/rizeup-political-campaign-looks-get-young-disillusioned-people-voting/ https://whotargets.me/Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]

Joining the team this month is the the podcasts very own super fan (only fan) Charlotte Rushton. No stranger to digital herself she works for digital agency and startup Wool Digital, along with Ben White stand in, Ian, she’s dropped in at the deep with the team particularly distracted this month. At some point we think they talk about personal data, tap cars (not tap cats, yet), the hot topic of the Wannacry virus and the appalling outing of the hero of the tale. If you can pick any of that out from the exceptionally rambling route they take this month then you probably deserve a medal, that or an article in the press about your love of pizza.If you’d like to get in touch with Charlotte or Wool Digital: Twitter: @WoolDigital @charrushtonWebsite: http://wool.digital/ Things this episode:http://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/its-time-start-taking-control-our-personal-data-seriously http://www.charitydigitalnews.co.uk/2017/05/02/world-first-for-stand-up-to-cancer/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-39931635 https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/05/15/doxing-hero-stopped-wannacry-irresponsible-dumb/#.tnw_mPAzwBT1 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/16/facebook-fake-news-tools-not-working http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2017/05/16/british-expert-foiled-cyber-attack-gives-7800-reward-charity/ Get in touch:Twitter: @techforgoodliveInstagram: techforgoodliveSnapchat: techforgoodEmail: [email protected]